Critical Psychiatry

Many of you will be aware that, HVN hosted a free event in April with that aim of bringing together a wide range of people and organisations concerned with the current paradigm of pathologising and labelling human experiences and understandable reactions to trauma and adversity. At the event we promised three things. These were: To collate feedback […]

It’s the Bad Things that Happen to you that can Drive you Crazy! The Hearing Voices Network in England has issued a position statement on DSM 5 and the wide issue of psychiatric diagnoses following last week’s debate on the need for a new paradigm in mental health services, reported largely as a ‘turf war’ […]

By Jacqui Dillon Please note: The following article was written by Jacqui Dillon for Mad In America (www.madinamerica.com) on January 10, 2013. I am thrilled to have been invited to write about the important and innovative work of the Hearing Voices Movement alongside so many eminent colleagues, critical thinkers and activists working together to bring […]